Consultant

2 Interviews total.

The first:

I came in, met the regional head of consulting (RH) (who is quite high up, and usually isn't in Dubai) and the office consulting manager (CM), started out as pretty standard "Tell me about yourself" and "Walk me through your resume". I had that I'd taken a fixed income mathematics class on my resume, and RH quizzed me on "What happens to the price of a bond when the interest rate goes up". It was funny when I hesitated and he/she rolled his/her eyes. I got it right and we moved on.

Then I was given 3 timed quizzes. The first was a general math skills test, the second a test of my financial markets knowledge, and the third a logic game. The logic game gave me a list of 5 statements about a group of people, and I was to match 3 factors together in a grid layout, with the right answers deducible from the 5 statements.

The second:

The second was more casual. I met the regional VP, some of my future colleagues, and really it was an assessment of my personality (whereas the first seemed more knowledge-focused). I made a good impression and got the job.


Tips:
1. Know EXACTLY what a FactSet consultannt does day-to-day. This info is available if you look for it (I liked glassdoor.com) and I think it's a big reason why I progressed to a second interview. This company spends a lot of money on you in formal training from Dayy 1, so they want to make sure you're not just going to quit.

2. After speaking with RH some time after I was hired, she mentioned that they're looking for a certain personality more than anything. You need the minimums (competence, curiosity, other things you can tell by looking at someone's resume), but this is a very client-facing job so they want people with good social skills, but also a modest demeanor (there's certainly exceptions). The cool & collected type I'd say.

3. If you want a job at FactSet in Dubai, you MUST be in Dubai. If you apply from the U.S., and you're not a Bloomberg defector who has top sales, you won't be considered.
(Bloomberg's a top competitor, I haven't seen this happen but I can imagine it'd be the only time we'd fly someone out for an interview)

That's it! Feel free to PM with any specific questions.